Microsoft Corp. today announced second quarter records for revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share of $16.37 billion, $6.48 billion and $0.50, respectively. Compared to the year ago period, these figures represent growth of 30%, 87% and 92% for revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share, respectively.
With companies starting to evaluate the switch to Vista in expectations of SP1 hitting the tubes, and Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 just around the corner, things are looking good for Microsoft overall. Not too shabby for a company that was supposedly on the skids per some Internet communities when Vista uptake didn’t skyrocket on release.
Predictions for the 3rd quarter and FY07 follow:
Microsoft management offers the following guidance for the quarter ending March 31, 2008:
• Revenue is expected to be in the range of $14.3 billion to $14.6 billion.
• Operating income is expected to be in the range of $5.6 billion to $5.7 billion.
• Diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.43 to $0.45.
Management offers the following guidance for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:
• Revenue is expected to be in the range of $59.9 billion to $60.5 billion.
• Operating income is expected to be in the range of $24.2 billion to $24.4 billion.
• Diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.85 to $1.88.
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